Pen-filling device.



H. & J. H. TAYLDR.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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HUSTON TAYLOR, OF PITTSFOR-D, NEW YORK, AND JAMES HALL TAYLOR, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS, BY MESN'E ASSIGNMENTS, TO HAROLD N.CARPENTER.

PEN-FILLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application filed February 14, 1912. Serial No. 677,616.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HUSTON TAYLOR, of Pittsford, county of Monroe, andState of New York, and JAMES I'IALL TAYLOR, of Chicago, county of Cook,and State of Illinois, both citizens of the United States, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Filling Devices; and in orderthat others skilled in the art may understand, make, and use the same wegive the following specification, of which the accompanying drawingsform a part.

. Our invention relates to devices for filling pens or writingimplements of the class generally known as fountain pens, including alsostylographic and other pens having an ink reservoir, and has for itsobject to provide a simple and efficient pen filling device which shallnot only easily and quickly fill such pens with safety and cleanlinessbut which shall also be combined with and form a part of a reservoir orreceptacle for ink.

The nature of the invention and the manner in which the same is usedwill appear in the following specification taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings.

In said drawings, Figure I represents an elevation of the device in aninverted posi tion with the pen inserted for filling. Fig. II is avertical sectional view of one form of the device in ordinary uprightposition. Figs. III and IV are similar views, parts being shown inelevation, illustrating modifications. Fig. V is a similar view partbeing broken away and showing more particularly aform of closure or cap.Fig. VI is a View similar to Figs. III and IV but showing amodification. Fig. VII is a view similar to Fig. V showing a modifiedform of stopper or cap. Figs. VIII and IX are details.

Referring to the drawings our invention comprises a receptacle or bottlefor the ink indicated by the numeral 1. This receptacle or bottle may bemade of any suitable mate-- rial which will not affect or be affected bythe ink contained therein and which is suitable for shipping and sale.The precise form of the receptacle 1 is not essential though itpreferably should have a relatively wide neck 2 to accommodate andsupport the flexible and elastic closure 3 which will be moreparticularly described below.

The member 3 forms a closure for the receptacle 1 protecting thecontents of the latter from spilling and from exposure to the air. Saidmember 3 also provides the operating member for filling the pen and tothat end 15 formed with an inverted dome-shaped or cup like portion 4narrowing downwardly and provided with a central or axial tube 5 open atits outer end where it is provided with a flaring or tapered mouth 6 andcommunicating at its inner end 7 With the interior of the receptacle 1.The central tube portion 5 is preferably formed integral with the domelike portion 4 though it may be formed separately and united to saidportion at. The closure member, including the dome like portion and thecentral tube are preferably formed of rubber or other suitable flexibleand elastic material. The outer end 6 of the tube 5 is made flaring ortapering in order to receive and make a tight joint with the pen to befilled. The closure 3 as described is securely clamped or united to thereceptacle 1 to form a tight joint therewith in any convenient mannerbeing preferably provided with a peripheral flange 8 which extends overthe lip of the neck portion 2 of the ink receptacle; and a clampingdevice such as a threaded apertured cap or ring 9 engaging the outerthreaded portionv 10 of the neck 2 is secured to said neck to clamp saidclosure 3 thereto by its flange 8. The cap or ring 9 extends over themouth of the receptacle and is provided at its center with an aperture11 through which passes freely tube member 5. r The foregoingdescription applies more particularly to II of the drawings.

In Fig. II the inner lower portion of the neck 2 of the receptacle isshown provided with an inwardly extending flange 12 to form a seat tosupport a disk 13 forming a seal for the liquid in the receptacle whenthe device is not in use to prevent spilling of the contents and toenable the device to be handled in the trade with security. Said diskalso forms a seal or closure for the lower end of the tube member 5which rests thereon. vAs shown in Fig. VIII said disk is provided withan annular series of perforations lt (see more particularly Fig. VIII,in which said disk is shown separately). Said apertures or perforations14 are so arranged that they are closed by the walls of the tube 5 whenthe device is not in use.

It will be understood that the disk will be of'such size as to fit theneck of the bottle suflieiently tight so as to be held in place when thebottle is inverted for use in filling the pen. Various other forms ofthe sealing disk 13 are shown in the drawings. For example in Fig. 111said sealing disk 13 instead of being supported upon a flange at thelower part of the neck of the receptacle, as in Fig. 11, is supportedfrom the mouth or lip of the neck of the receptacle by means of arms ordepending supports 15. A plan view of this form of the disk and itssupporting means is shown separately in Fig. IX. In Fig. 1V another formof supporting disk is shown in which the same is supported from thebottom of the ink receptacle upon a grid 16, the legs of which extendfrom the disk to the bottom of the receptacle. Still another form ofsealing device for the lower end of the tube member 5 is shown in Fig.V1 in which said sealing device is made integral with the receptacle byforming the bottom thereof with an upward inner extension 17 of coneshape, the apex of which engages with the lower end of the tube member 5and forms a seal therefor.

A closure or cap is provided for the upper end 6 of the tube member 5and such closure is shown in one form in Fig. V where it is representedas a screw cap 18. In this view the clamping member or ring 9 whichclamps the receptacle closure 3 to the receptacle is formed around itscentral opening with an upwardly extending threaded collar 19 with thethreads of which the cap 18 engages, said cap being similarly threadedfor that purpose. The cap 18 is provided with a depressed centralportion 20 to form a seal for the mouth of the tube member 5.

in Fig. V11 a stopper 21 suitably formed with a flanged head is shownfor closing the end of the tube 5.

Having described the invent-ion and the illustrations thereof from thedrawing, the operation of the same is as follows: The pen to be filledis inserted into tube member 5, the flaring mouth of which enables atight joint to be made with various sizes of pens. The pen pointoccupies the interior of the tube. The receptacle with the inserted pen22 is then inverted as shown in Fig. I and the pen and tube 5 aregrasped by the fingers and alternately pulled downward or extended andallowed to retract. The closure 3 being of elastic and flexible materialacts as a diaphragm and in its downward or with drawn position thedomelike diaphragm collapses and thus enlarges the interior volume ofthe receptacle creating a suction and rarefying or xhausting the air inthe pen and upon return of the diaphragm to normal position the inkflows in to take the place of the air withdrawn from the pen. It will benoted that when the tube member 5 with the pen therein is withdrawn orextended the inner end thereof is withdrawn from the disk 13 and the inkis therefore free to flow into the pen as described. As the air passesfrom the pen it bubbles up through the ink to the space above where itis away from the pen and when the diaphragm is returned to its normalposition the volume of the in terior becomes again normal and the inkflows in through the feed ducts of the pen. The operation is repeateduntil all the air is withdrawn from the pen, and the pen is filled withink.

It will be observed that the ink is confined within the tube 5immediately about the point of the pen and the eflect ofthe repeatedexhaustions and compressions due to the alternate collapsing andexpanding of the diaphragm 3 is applied positively and directly to theink within the tube 5 immediately about the pen point, and as thisportion of the ink is confined by the walls of the tube and also by thesealing disk the action of the device in filling the pen is more rapidand eflicient than in other pen filling devices with which we areacquaintedfewer reciprocations of pen and tube being required to fill apen.

A further advantage lies in the dome-like diaphragm being containedwithin the receptacle where it is less exposed to deterioration andinjury and a more compact form of device or package results, occupyingless space.

What we claim is:

1. A combined ink-receptacle and pen-filling device having incombination a receptacle for the ink, a central tubular member havingone end extending within the receptacle and its other end extendingoutwardly therefrom, said outer end formed to make air and fluid-tightconnection with the inserted pen, the inwardly extending portion of saidmember forming a chamber to receive the point and feed-ducts of the pen,an elastic pumping diaphragm or member united with and extending fromthe lower interior portion of said tubular member to and over the lip ofthe ink receptacle, and a centrally-apertured clamping cap engaging themouth of the ink receptacle and clamping the diaphragm and tubularmember fluid-tight thereto with the outer end of the tubular memberfreely passing through said aperture.

2. A combined ink-receptacle and penfilling device having in combinationa re ceptacle for the ink, a central tubular member having one end.extending within the receptacle and its other end extending outwardlytherefrom, said outer end formed to make air and fluid-tight connectionwith the inserted pen, the inwardly extending portion of said memberforming a chamber to receive the point and feed-ducts of the pen, anelastic pumping diaphragm having the form of an inverted dome united toand extending from the lower, interior portion of said tubular member toand over the lip of th ink receptacle, and acentrally-apertured clampingcap inclosing the lower portion of the tubular member and the diaphragm,said cap engaging the mouth of the ink receptacle and clamping thediaphragm fluidtight thereto, with the outer end of the tubular memberfreely passing through said aperture.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with an inkreceptacle, of an elastic collapsible dome-like diaphragm secured to themouth of said receptacle and extending within the same, an axiallydisposed hollow stem connected to the crown of said diaphragm withinsaid receptacle and extending outwardly from the same, said stem forminga chamber for the reception of the point of the pen to be filled andhaving its outer end formed with an orifice to receive and make arclosejoint with the pen and its inner end open to the interior of the inkreceptacle, a sealing device supported within the receptacle to closenormally the inner end of said stem, said stem forming means foralternately collapsing and expanding said diaphragm, substantially asand for the purpose described.

HUSTO'N TAYLOR. JAMES HALL TAYLOR.

Witnesses as to Huston Taylor:

HENRY G. WORKMAN, M. Gr. CRAWFORD.

Witnesses as to James Hall Taylor:

MABEL REYNOLDS, W. PERRY HALM.

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